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CDUS44 KHGX 172135  
CLIGLS  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX  
431 PM CDT THU MAY 17 2012  
 
   
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..THE GALVESTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2012  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1875 TO 2012  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 87R 1230 PM 86 2006 83 4 79  
MINIMUM 72 543 AM 58 1945 73 -1 69  
AVERAGE 80 78 2 74  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.34 2002 0.10 -0.10 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 3.54 1.90 1.64 0.38  
SINCE MAR 1 10.49 8.11 2.38 3.20  
SINCE JAN 1 20.82 14.88 5.94 7.73  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 MM MM MM MM 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 MM MM 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 MM MM 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 MM MM 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE MAR 1 17 121 -104 54  
SINCE JUL 1 630 1009 -379 1129  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 15 13 2 9  
MONTH TO DATE 231 189 42 180  
SINCE MAR 1 726 415 311 576  
SINCE JAN 1 785 432 353 591    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 3 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION N (10)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (80)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.8  
 
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 82 700 AM  
LOWEST 48 100 PM  
AVERAGE 65  
   
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THE GALVESTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 89 1875  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 58 1916  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 17 2012...........SUNRISE 626 AM CDT SUNSET 806 PM CDT  
MAY 18 2012...........SUNRISE 625 AM CDT SUNSET 807 PM CDT  
 
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
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